Detail

Area

Vietnam

Commodity Group

Rice

Commodity

All

Date

31/12/2015

Policy Category

Trade

Policy Instrument

Import quota

Description

Established an annual, duty-free, import quota for 70 000 tonnes of paddy and husked rice originating in the Lao PDR, effective from 14 February 2016 to 03 October 2020. Paddy and husked rice imports conducted outside of this quota will also be entitled to a 50 percent duty reduction over the period to 2.5 percent.